Rovers MOTM vs. Middlesbrough

The 2007-2008 Season got underway on Saturday with the 2-1 win over Middlesbrough at the Riverside Stadium, and the man that stood out for most was actually a substitute who made enough of an impact in thirty minutes to claim the Man of the Match Award.

Santa Cruz came on to score within a few minutes, so this pushed him a long ways towards this, and his 37% JUST saw him edge out who the ever dependable (if not MUCH taken for granted Brad Friedel who finish runner up with 35%.

The rest were much the same, however Matt Derbyshire (9%) and David Bentley (5%) most threatened to pull away from the rest. Jason Roberts failed to register, ending with 0%!!!